Monthly Archives: November, 2014

Will new climate treaty be a thriller, or Shaggy dog story?

This December, 195 nations plus the European Union will meet in Lima for two weeks for the crucial U.N. Conference of the Parties on...

Ogar: How forest fragmentation mirrors social fragmentation

Forests ecosystems are a dynamic, constantly changing community of living things, interacting with non-living components. Forests are valued on social, environmental, cultural and economic...

‘Dangote Cement price slash will help home seekers achieve ambitions’

President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Alhaji Remi Bello, has lauded Dangote Cement for the slash in cement price, saying the gesture would...

Japan pledges $1.5bn to Green Climate Fund

Japan on Sunday announced a pledge of $1.5 billion to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) ahead of next week’s pledging conference in Berlin. The pledge,...

Study: West Africa leads in renewable energy, energy efficiency

The ECOWAS Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Status Report,  produced collaboratively by REN21 and ECREEE with lead authorship from the Worldwatch Institute, provides a regional perspective on the renewable energy and...

US-China climate commitments positive ahead Paris 2015, EU 2030, says CAN

The tabling of national climate action commitments by the world's two major polluters, the US and China, adds welcome momentum to what will amount to...

Mining affected communities around the world say ‘No to Mining’

A clear message is coming from mining affected communities the world-over: No More! In a statement released today by the growing Yes to Life,...

19 years after: Ken Saro-Wiwa should not die in vain, says group

Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has flayed the Federal Government for failing to address issues that led to the death of playwright...

Latest news

TotalEnergies strikes new oil discovery offshore Congo

Energy major, TotalEnergies, has announced a new hydrocarbon discovery on the Moho license offshore the Republic of Congo, marking...
- Advertisement -spot_imgspot_img

Almost half of European freshwater fishes at risk of extinction – IUCN

The updated European Red List of Freshwater Fishes – the most comprehensive assessment in 15 years – reveals little evidence of...

Ottmar Edenhofer re-elected Chair of EU climate advisory board

The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, which began its second four-year term at the end of March...

Must read

TotalEnergies strikes new oil discovery offshore Congo

Energy major, TotalEnergies, has announced a new hydrocarbon discovery...

Almost half of European freshwater fishes at risk of extinction – IUCN

The updated European Red List of Freshwater Fishes – the most...